Kuwait vs Lesotho: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Kuwait
16.8%
in 2022
Lesotho
19.5%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
8th
Lesotho rank
6th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 19.5% against 16.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Kuwait ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 11.1% 15.3% 4.2% Lesotho
2010s 14.7% 16.9% 2.2% Lesotho
2020s 21.9% 18.1% 3.9% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 19.5% against 16.8% in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Kuwait and Lesotho?
2.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,104 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed